Water polo originated in England 16_______ the 1870s and soon became popular in the United States.. Over the succeeding decades water polo became especially popular in Europe.. From appr
Trang 1ENGLISH TEST 115 Name ……… Class 12……
Choose the best answer A, B, C or D for each of the following sentences.
1 The bomb exploded in the garage; fortunately no one hurt
A got out B kept up C went off D put on
2 Everything is you I can’t make my mind yet
A up to/ up B on for/ off C up to/ on D away from/ for
3 His house is mine
A as two times big as B twice as big as C as twice big as D as big as twice
4 _ you are, the harder you can find job
A The best B The better C The oldest D The older
5 The referee's _ is the most important in any sport competition
A decision B decide C decided D decisive
6 It gets _ to understand what the professor has explained
A more difficult than B more and more difficult
C difficult more and more D the most difficult
7 Of all athletes, Alex is the _
A less and less qualified B less qualified
C least qualified D more and more qualified
8 French is a language to learn than English is
A difficult B more and more difficult
C more difficult D most difficult
9 Be careful ! The tree is going to fall
A Look after B Look out C Look up D Look on
10 Many people do not like scuba diving _
A due to it is dangerous B because of dangerous
C because its danger D because it is dangerous
11 The passengers had to wait because the plane off one hour late
12 He spent a year in India and loves spicy food _ the food is, _ he likes it
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States It (17) _ first played at the Olympic Games as a men's exhibition sport in 1900 In
1904 it became a men's medal sport, (18) only the United States fielded a team In 1908 it was contested internationally at the Olympics Over the succeeding decades water polo became especially popular in Europe
From approximately 1920 (19) 1941 the United States de arted from the international rules for water polo by adopting for play a lo sely inflated ball (20) _ could be gripped in one hand and carried toward the goal Opposing players usually (21) _ to seize the ball carriers, wrestle them under water, and render them helpless from loss of bre th This rough style of play virtually disappeared by 1946 Since that t me traditional water polo has grown (22) _ in North America, especially as a college (23) It is particularly popular in southern California and other parts of the West
Women have played water polo since the game's early days, but participation was not (24) _ until the 1960s In 1961 United States Water Polo established a national club championship for women
It has (25) one for men since 1890 Women's water polo became an Olympic medal sport at the
2000 Games in Sydney, Australia
Choose the sentence A, B, C or D that has the closest meaning as the given one.
A Everyone in the team but John plays well B John plays well but other players play better
C John as well as other players of the team plays well
D John is the best player of the team
27.I find it difficult to get rid of my smoking habit.
A As for me, stopping my smoking habit is quite difficult
B My smoking habit has caused me a lot of difficult
C I have difficulty smoking cigarettes D I will quit smoking some day
A His work makes him feel happy B The more he works, the happier he feels
C He feels happier and happier with his work D The less he works, the happier he feels
A The dictionary contains a lot of words except the one you need
B You should buy this dictionary to find the word you need
C There are a lot of words in the dictionary for you to look at
D You can find the meaning of this word in the dictionary
30.I learn a lot but I can t remember anything.’
A The more I learn, the less I remember
B I learn more and more and remember more and more
C The less I learn, the more I remember D I remember not only what I have learnt
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